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A yurt in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, has become the base for two childminders providing funded early education places. Leah Findlay and Peter Findlay explain the thinking behind the unusual set-up.
The commitment made by Tony Blair in 1999 to halve child poverty by 2010 and eradicate it by 2020 was perhaps New Labour's most courageous pledge.
There is an important balance to be struck between child-initiated and adult-chosen activities in a setting's choice of equipment, says Julian Grenier, in a feature introducing a new series.
Policy tensions and political motives create barriers to improving childcare, says Chris Barnham.
Observe, then give your book corner a makeover, advises Michael Jones.
Education is not just something delivered to children by adults, but a process that arises from the experiences and the environment of their daily lives, say Tullia Musatti and Susanna Mayer.
What to keep at the ready in your setting's malleable materials area - and what resources you can also find outdoors - are examined by Jane Drake.
Early years settings test colour-related resources for looking, sorting, mixing and experimenting, and tell Nicole Weinstein what they found.
Rain continued to be a source of fascination, says Caroline Watts, forest school leader, Reflections Nursery & Forest School, Worthing, West Sussex
See how an array of simple resources can combine with curiosity to help children explore the properties of light, with nursery activities used by Angela Chick.